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Rod Cole, 17, of Heppner, shot his first elk on the opening
day of the season, last Saturday. Out of a party of four, Cole
was the only one successful. The five-point bull was taken
near Tupper, he said, and weighed 320 lbs. dressed out.
The animal was 50-75 yards away when he shot the first
time, however, it took six shots to bring it down.
Cole said he will have the rack mounted, and will use it for
a gun rack.
Cropping Seminar to be
held in Heppner Nov. 18
By BOB COSTA
OSU Extennion Agent
for Morrow County
An Annual Cropping Semi
nar for wheat growers will be
held at the Fairgrounds in
Heppner on Thursday, Nov. 18
at 2 p.m. The program is
sponsored by the Morrow
County office of the Oregon
State University Extension
Service and co-sponsored by
the Morrow County Wheat
Growers League and the Mor
row County Grain Growers.
Dr. Bob Ramig, Agricultur
al Research Service research
er from the OSU Experiment
Station in Pendleton will be on
hand to discuss his past re
Taxpayers asked to keep statements
By MARYANN CEKULLO
Morrow County Court heard
a financial report from Mor
row County Treasurer Margo
Sherer, during a meeting No
vember 8
Sherer explained that this
year the tax office is asking
taxpayers to keep the copy of
their property tax statement
and use the cancelled check as
a receipt. "If a person wishes
a stamped receipt, please
send a stamped self -addressed
envelope." she said.
According to, Sherer, ap
proximately 7,200 tax state
ments had been mailed the
previous week.
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sults and current research
with annual cropping. Exten
sion spent Boh Costa will
discuss ihe results of a local
fertilizer trial on no-till, an
nual cropped winter wheat
and the current situation on
no till seeding. Dean Erhard
of the Morrow Co. Soil Con
servation Service will talk
about the areas in Morrow
County suitable for re-crop-ping.
Other topics to be covered in
the program will include how
to decide when to recrop, weed
control and fertilizer needs,
cropping rotations and the
effect on soil erosion.
ty assessor, also came before
the court to discuss taxes.
According to Sweek, Curry
County usually has the lowest
tax rate in the state, but this
year Morrow County is lower,
Sweek explained that the PGE
coal fire plant in Boardman
was the major reason for the
low rate.
Business continued with
Morrow County Court hiring
LoRaine Bowman as secre
tary to Judge Don McElligott.
She replaces Barbara Cum
in ings, wno resigned October
20.
In other business the court:
heard the election returns
from Barbara Bloodsworth,
Tlis Heppmeir
Morrow County's
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"This is my first bull," announced Roger Hill of Corvallis,
"We've got three bulls out of five guys in our camp."
According to Hill, he brought down the 600 pound animal
Saturday morning, Oct. 30, at Thompson's Corral with one
shot from his 270.
The 45-year-old gun was given to him by his grandfather
and was still serving him well, Hill said.
"We were hunting in one and a half feet of snow up there,"
he continued.
Hill planned to have the rack mounted when he returned to
Corvallis.
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Wright retains position on CB.E.C. board,
Bettencourt defeats Kleinbach
About 2C5 people turned out
for Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op's 38th annual meeting
last Thursday in Condon, re
ported Jerry Healy, office
manager. The meeting was
held at the Condon Grade
School Play-Shed and began
with dinner at 6 p.m.
Following dinner, the meet
ing commenced at 7 p.m. Two
directors' positions were open
with three candidates seeking
election. Herb Wright, presi
dent of the board, sought
re-election to the Fossil . City
Zone and ran with no opposi
tion. Wright was re-elected to
another three-year term. Darl
Kleinbach and Frank Betten
court, both of Arlington, were
vying for a three-year term in
Rural Zone 1, previously ser
ved by Van Rietmann. Betten
court was elected to the board.
Although the board elected not
to announce the number of
votes each candidate receiv
ed, 431 members out of 2.389
voted, Healy said.
Ken Wright, secretary
treasurer, reported for the
audit year July 1, 1981 to June
Morrow County clerk, who
reported a good turnout.
accepted the resignation
of Ron Currin, Butter Creek,
from the county fair board.
heard a second reading
and signed an ordinance
which will adapt the Oregon
State Building Code for use by
the building inspector recently
hired by the county.
moved not to furnish a
cattleguard for Don Robinson,
Heppner, unless written proof
is presented showing that an
earlier arrangement with the
county had been made.
approved a $19 tax refund
to Herb and Norma Bessey of
Heppner.
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30, 1982 that the co-op showed
an income of $3,368,137. Ex
penses totaled $2,950,400. With
margins for capital patronage
and other operating margins,
$410,990 was recorded for a
Rainbow Balloons open for business
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Cora Costa shows on. of th
sh. has to offer
A unique business has re
cently opened in Heppner,
offering a wide variety of
"Bouquets and individual he
lium balloons to give someone
a 'lift. Rainbow Bal
loons," owned and operated
by Cara Costa of Heppner,
opened for business October 22
and is going strong.
Employment Division reports
Aggressiveness speaks well for
Morrow County's future
The Oregon Employment
Division has reported in
"Labor Trends" that "Mor
row County continues to per
form better than most Eastern
Oregon counties and far better
than the state as a whole."
September unemployment
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HEPPNER. OREGON
City street lights to
Street lights in Heppner that
were shut off in August, 1980 to
save on electrical costs, will
now be turned back on, the
city council ruled last Monday
night.
About 75 lights had been
turned off by the city in an
effort to save money.
Monday, Nov. !. a delega
tion of citizens appealed to the
council to turn lights on Union
Street back on, citing the
number of children living in
that area and the danger to
them now that winter is here
and the sun goes down earlier.
The council, under the re
commendation of Mayor Cliff
Green, voted three to two to
turn on all the street lights in
the city.
Street lighting in the city
will cost less, now that Colum
bia Basin Electric Co-op is
installing new, more efficient
lights in town. Paul Sumner of
the co-op had told the council
at an earlier meeting.
In other business, the
council:
heard that the city's new
water system is functioning
well except for low pressure in
total net margin.
As part of the program,
outgoing Director Van Riet
mann gave an account of his
12 years on the board. II told
of changes he had seen, and
many bouquets of balloons
Costa operates the business
at her home on evenings and
weekends. She says she got
the idea from a balloon busi
ness in Corvallis. Many larger
cities have the service too, she
added. "It's something that's
been in the back of my mind
for quite awhile. I thought it
would be fun to do," she said.
rates in the county were down
3.2 percent Rom August; from
10.4 to 7.2 percent. September
unemployment rates in the
county were also down from
one year ago by 1.3 percent.
The publication states that
the county "remains very ag-
fire hydrants on Fairview
Way. The low pressure may be
due to small pipe size. The
council voted to accept the
water project as completed by
McGrew company.
was told that the city's
new water tank has a leak,
and the contractor on the job,
Delta Summit, has been
contacted to return and fix the
leak.
heard a recommendation
U. P. withdraws Heppner agent
In an effort to save money,
Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany is withdrawing its agent
from Heppner, the railroad
announced recently.
The move must be approved
by the state public utility
commissioner, but the rail
road has indicated the com
missioner will say yes.
It cost the railroad $34,336 to
have an agent in Heppner, a
cost the company said can be
eliminated without loss of ser
vice. , George Skorney, director of,
public relations for Union Pa
cific, said all duties handled
by the Heppner agent can be
done from The Dalles office
also of the co-op's involvement
in the two now terminated
nuclear plants of the Washing
ton Public Power Supply
System.
Fruit baskets, stuffed ani
mals, ceramic mugs filled
with candy, wine baskets
(wine not included) and many
other items, all decorated with
balloons, are available. She
also has individual balloons
for sale, and takes requests
for arrangements. Silver my
lar balloons with pictures or
messages can also be pur
chased from Costa.
Arrangements, can be or
dered for all kinds of parties,
weddings, showers and just
about any occasion. Holiday
arrangements will soon be
available, she said. Costa
offers same day service, and
free delivery in Heppner. Out
of town deliveries may be
made for 20 cents per mile, or
they can be picked up at her
home.
Orders can be placed by
phone, 676-5444, or at her
home, on evenings and week
ends, at 775 N. Shobe St.
"I'm willing to work with
anyone with ideas they may
have," she said.
gresssive in seeking industry
in a time when most feel there
is none to be found. Their
location on the Columbia Ri
ver and this aggressiveness
speak well for the future of
this county," the summary
concluded.
Weather
by the City of Heppner
be turned back on
from the city attorney that the
city pay for damages incurred
to homes on Cemetery Hill
following a break in water
lines during construction. The
city hopes to be paid back by
the Corps, of Engineers, the
attorney said.
accepted a site on the hill
near the new city water tank
as a site for the new water
well. The site has been witch
ed and it is estimated it will
just as easily.
"We're just like everyone
else. We have to look for ways
to cut our costs. And this is
just one way of doing it
without loss of service," he
said.
The agent in Heppner,
George Gutierrez, will be of
fered several alternatives for
employment within the com
pany, Skorney added.
The Heppner agent is on
duty five days a week, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and his duties
include 'Jvep5ation, receipt,
of and validation of bills of
lading, telephoning bill of lad
ing information to Union Pa
cific's Hinkle agency for way-
Dining, Keeping demurrage
Coimty school board
billing, keeping demurrage
to meet Nov.
A regular meeting of the
Morrow County School board
will be held on Monday, Nov.
15, 7:30 p.m., at lone High
School.
The board is expected to
consider adoption of a policy
governing conflict of interest,
and a number of items related
to budget preparation for the
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By MARYANN CERULLO
Two new businesses opened
their doors next to S & J
Market in Heppner last week.
Heppner Custom Cutting is
now taking meat orders,
which will come from Hill
Meat Co., Pendleton. Farm
kills will also be cut and
wrapped at 17 cents a pound,
said meat cutter, Scott Adkis
son. They are also furnishing
ice cube orders. The meat
cutting business is owned by
Mike Lynch.
Sharing the same store
High Low Preclr
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Fri., Nov. 5 55 37 .05
Sat., Nov. 6 50 28
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produce about 100 gallons per
minute. The site is in an ideal
location because it is close to a
mainline which will reduce
costs of piping the water into
the city system. The council
authorized the city engineer to
move ahead with engineering
work on the well.
renewed the sanitation
agreement between the city
and Heppner Garbage Dispo
sal Service.
records, handling telephone
inquiries and facilitating
equipment needs with Union
Pacific's switching local
which runs from The Dalles,"
the company said.
The company said that
seven employees are assigned
to The Dalles on a 24-hour
basis six days a week and 7
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. A
toll-free number has been es
tablished to serve the Heppner
area. The main customer of
Ualon' f acific ia' Keppr.er is"
Kinzua Corp., and officilas
there have accepted closing of
the agent's office in Heppner,
Skorney said.
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1983-84 budget. Among the
items to consider are requests
for field trips and recommen
dations for purchasing of new
vehicles, said a district
spokesperson.
In other business, the board
will review a proposal for use
of federal funds allocated to
the school district.
space is Lynch's Gift Shop,
owned and operated by Curtis
Lynch. Lynch will be selling
his own ceramic pieces as well
as others'. He will also be
accepting work by local ar
tists and craftspeople for a W
percent consignment, stated a
spokesperson.
Heppner Custom Cutting is
now open Monday through
Saturday. Lynch's Gift Shop
will be open Tuesday through
Saturday. According to Mike
Lynch a phone should be
installed by this week.